The Hawthorn Velodrome Workout

Hawthorn Velodrome, situated just off Auburn Road in the Paterson Reserve (next to the Hawthorn Malvern Hockey Centre and Melbourne University) is a great place to do some great bike training, and to add in some other types of exercise.

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Outdoor Velodrome

The outdoor velodrome is approximately 300 m around the outside. It’s a great place to do some bike training, not least due to the lack of any traffic, but also because it’s a pretty easy to use velodrome – none of those crazy steep slopes you see on some velodromes! It’s ideal for some cross training, as detailed below. Just ensure you remember the following key tips when using the velodrome:

  • keep to the right unless overtaking
  • always indicate with your hands when moving
  • be respectful of fellow riders
  • Follow the one way arrows (anti clockwise!)
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Improve Your Fitness

Here’s a great workout you could try out – ideal for budding triathletes or anyone looking to improve their fitness who’s bored of their current work out!

10 mins hard cycling

Get off the bike and put on running shoes as quickly as possible

Run down the shared trail into Paterson reserve and then loop round back to the velodrome (about a 1km run)

Head to the little concrete space outside the toilets and complete the following – 10 burpees, 10 press ups and 10 sit ups

Rest for 2 mins

Repeat 3 times……